Ultra-precise digitisation of astrometric plates

The DAMIAN ultra-precision scanning system at the Royal Observatory of Belgium fulfils a significant part of a global programme for the digitisation of astrometric plates and aerial photographic images that span over a century and have shaped our understanding of the world, the solar system and the universe. Aerotech contributed the complete motion sub-system for the plate scanner.

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Even senior engineers learn from Opto-Mechanical System Design course

Next year, March, 15-17, the three-day Opto-Mechanical System Design course will be given once again in Eindhoven (NL). The DSPE initiative targets mechanical, mechatronic and optical engineers, offering a broad overview of this omnipresent and ever-more relevant multidiscipline.

DSPE Opto-Mechatronics Symposium 2026

The seventh edition of the DSPE Opto-Mechatronics Symposium will take place on 8 October 2026. This year’s theme is ‘The opto-mechatronics of telescopes: from tiny to extremely large’.

Lunch Lecture September hosted by MI – Partners

Title: Observer-based modal control for over-actuated precision motion systems. Join this lecture digital on September 21 2026